Railway car



6. E.' KN-EPPER.

RAILWAY CAR.

APPLICATION FILED FEB, 3. |921. K Lgf y y PatentedSept. 19, 1922 Vr"`7"" u? 3 ,s

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Applicationled February 3, 1921. Serial No. 442,320.

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Be it known that I, GEORGE I'iNnrrnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Altoona, in the county of Blair and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway Cars, of which the following is a specification.

rIhis invention relates to railway box cars, and has for its primary object improved means of stiening the ends of cars, and to this end invention contemplates an integral box car end sheet having struck up stiifening angles therein, each of which is adapted to add rigidity to the car end.

Another object of this invention is to provide a car end stiifening sheet that is easily made and applied to car ends and can be readily removed for repairs in case the car end is damaged. In this connection it will also be understood that while the stiifening sheet proposed by the present invention is particularly adapted for use in connection with the ends of'cars, it may also be applied to the car sides when desired to stiften and reinforce the same also.

With these and other objects in view which will be more readily apparent as the nature of the invention is better understood, the saine consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter fully illustrated, pointed out, and claimed.

It will be quite readily understood by those skilled in the art to which this invention belongs that the same is quite susceptible to various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention, but a preferred and practical embodiment vis shown in the accom'- panying drawings, in which Fig. 1 shows an elevation of a railway box` car having my invention applied thereto and shows the manner of attaching the brake staff and car end ladders over the stiffening angles.

Fig. yf2 shows a part section of the car end shown in Figure 1, and shows the location of the car end structure with reference to the applied stiifening sheet.

Fig. 3 shows an enlarged cross section of the car end stifl'ening sheet as applied to the car shown in Figure 1 of the drawings.

Fig. 4 shows a modified form of constructing the stiffening angles on the car end sheet.

Fig. 5 shows a further modification of the construction show n in Figure 3 of the drawings.

Similar reference numerals' refer to similar parts throughout the several figures of the drawings.

In carrying out this invention, no radical change is contemplated in the car end construction, and to this end I construct a car end sheet designated by the numeral 10, hav ing a plurality of struck up integral angle portions 11 which are shown in Figure 1, to run horizontally across the end of the car, although this is not an essential feature of the invention, as these angled portions can readily run in a diagonal direction, which would greatly facilitate the removal of snow and ice from the car end.

In 'the manufacture of these car end stiifening sheets, I use a fiat plate 12, which I perforate with a punch leaving an outward projecting stiffening flange 13, on the outer surface 14 of the sheet. This construction stiifens the car against end shocks which come from buifing strains set up within the car or adjacent cars.

A modification `of the above method of forming the sheet is shown in Figure 4, which contemplates bending downward the outer end 15 of the flanged portionof the sheet shown in Figure 3 of the drawings. Ihis construction has the effect of shunting off the rain and snow that may be blown down against the end of the car and will prevent to a great extent the decay of the car end structure as well as to prevent undue rust of the car end stifi'ening sheet. t h The channel shape shown in Figure 5 is another means of stiffening the end sheet and has the advantage of giving a good rigid section from a light end sheet.

In applying this sheet to a railway boX car, the usual hand brake wheel 16, and rod 17 are retained in their usual place as well as the end ladder 18, and foot board supports 19 which are attached to the outer sheet of the car end. Figure 2 shows this improved car end sheet applied to a car having a wood end finish but this stiifening angled sheet is readily applicable to any car box end where both strength and rigidity are required.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to be secured by Letters Patent is:

1. A stifl'ening member for the outside surface of ear Walls consisting of a metallic sheet having a plurality of reinforcingmaar@ and the like consisting ofabody-ofgsheet metal havingv a plurality of reinforcing flanges struck outwardly therefrom to'stifen. 15 the body and leavingbpenings in the body sheet Where the reinforcing lflanges, are

struck outwardly therefrom.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two-Witnesses. 20

, KNEPPER. Witnesses: 1

f E. L. jGROFF, f

A. J. LEEK. 

